Bucket



' Aug. 24 1926.

- 1,596,974. G. HOLMES BUCKET Filed Sept. 1g; 1925 L b1/M ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 24, 1926:.

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GEORGE HOLMES, OF BOGALUSA, LOUISIANA.

BUCKET.

Application filed September 19, 1925. Serial' No. 57,420.

for retaining water therein and means op.

erative to actuate the retaining means to unseat it when the receptacle is in Vposition to discharge water intoa filling tube of a radi* ator..y

A further objectof this invention is to produce means whereby the weighty of the container and parts associated with. it and the weight of the contents thereof will serve to unseat the guard that retains the water in the receptacle, thus increasing the convenience of the application of the device to Va radiator filling .tube and the discharge of the contents of thereceptacle into a radiator. It isa still further object of this inven tion toproduce .novel means whereby the fluid retaining device maybe returned to normal or closed position after the contents of the container has been discharged.A

lViththe 'foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in theL details of construction, and inthe arrangement and combination of vparts to be hereinafter more,

fully set forth and claimed. l

In describing the vinvention in detail,l reference will vbe had tothe accompanying drawings forming part of` this. .application wherein like 'characters .Y denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation of avfragment of a. radiator showing a device embodying the invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 illustrates an enlarged sectional view of the discharge spout of the container or holder in normal position prior to the opening of the guard or valve; and

Figure 3 illustrates an enlarged sectional view showing the connection between the handle and the bucket.

In these drawings, 5 denotes a receptacle or bucket-like structure preferably made of canvas and provided at its mouth with a sectional brace or spreader 6 which serves to hold the mouth distended and to prevent its collapse when the bucket and its contents are supported by the handle 7. The brace is preferably formed of flat metal having a pivot 8 whereby the sections are oscillatably connected andfeach section has an aperture 9 at its outer end to receive a link or ring rIl() appropriate-way.' 'One member of the brace that may be secured'to the bucket in any has. av projection llwhich-y engages the underv surface ofthe coacting section Yto limit ythe swinging movementof kthe sections withv .re-1 lation to each other in one direction, but

the arrangement of partsis such Vthat the joint between the sectionsmay break to .per-lmit the sections .to lie parallel or approximately so, when extending downwardly into the bucketor receptacle.

A funneldike nozzle 12 1s adapted to be inserted in the filling tube `or spout 13 of an i automobileradiator 14, and the said funnel has an annular flange 15 that embraces the lower end ofthe `wall of thebucketor re* ceptacle. The material of thereceptacle ory bucketis held between the flange 15 andthe iiange 16 of an apertured plate17 by fasten* ings 1S suc-h .as bolts, rivets or the like. The

plate'17 has a central aperture 19 and it may have adependingannular flange 20, through which the contents of the bucket or receptacle is discharged. Preferably the plate is shaped to form. a seat 21 having a gasket or packing 22 to effect -a `fluid-tight joint between the valve 23 and its seat, which valve guards the Opening'rin the plate and prevents' discharge of liquid from the bucket or receptacle until the said valve is .unseated,r

as will presently appear.

In the present embodiment of the inven-` tion, a cylindrical sleeve 24 ofu-foraminous metal or wire mesh is arrangedjto slide vertically through the ,aperture of the plate 17 following thev valve upwardly' las it is unseated and the saidV foraminous cylindrical sleeve acts as a strainer to prevent dirt or foreign substances in thewater from gaining access to the interior of the cooling system of an automobile, it being shown that the sleeve will rise with the valve and guard the =0pening through the plate for the purpose angularlv disposed. portions be apf- Plied to 'the ton ol radiator Lillina tubo with the discharge end of a nozzle the tube for delivering water to. the radiator.

The rods are held in positions to yieldingly retain the valve on its seat by a spring 29 which has its upper end bearing against the under surface of the Plate 1.7 and its lower end bearing against the angularly disposed portions. or arms, 25. and 26, of the rods 2', and hence, said rods. are held normally projected toward the end of the nozzle and they may move longitudinally of the noz. zle when the. weight of the bucket and its contents overcomes the resistance. of the spring which ser-ves to hold the valveI on its seat.

It, will be apparent. from an inspection of the drawing 'and from the foregoing description that if the bucket ory receptacle contains waterand, the nozzle thereofis applied to a radiator filling tube the anguf lar-fly disposed ends of the rods will be supported on the, filling tube and the nozzle will descend into the filling t-ube, a movement which will cause the unseating of the valve and a movement of the strainer ver-` tically. Then the parts are in the posi. tion jfust indicated, water. will flow,Y from the bucket 01g receptacle through the strainer and through the nozzle tor the. radiator, whereas. the valve will again seat itselfl when theI bucket is removed from the radiator tube. Should any deposits of' foreign substance occur which would preventt-he valve from seating, it can be removed prio-r tothe filling off the bucket.

I'clainmv.

l. In a bucket, a body normallyv open at its lower end', a bottom.' plate having an aperture-in its approximate centerand having a flange fitting against the inner wall 0f-y the. body. at its low-er end, a valve seat formed in the plate around the aperture, a conical element extending belowthe bottom:

of" the bodyand having an upstanding l flange embracing a part ot the outerf surface of. the bod I at its lower end, moans for faetoningl the rlanges of. the plat-.e and the conical element to the body, a valve for controlling the opening in the plate, and means connected thereto and extending externally of the conical element for moving the said valve from its seat.

In a bucket, a body normally open at its lower end, a bottom plate having an aperture in its approximate center and having a flange fitting against the nnerfw-all of the body at its lowerend, a Vvalve seat formed in the plate around the aperture, a conical element extending below the bottom of the body and having an upstanding flange embracing a part. of the outer surface of the body'at its lower end, means. for fastening the flanges of the plate. and the conical element. to. the body', ay valve for controlling the opening in the plate, meansl connected thereto and extending" externally of the conical element for moving the said valve from its. seat, and means: fornormally maintaining the valve on its. seat.

3f. In a bucket, a body normally open at. its lower end, a bottom plate having an aperture in its. approxi-'mate center and having a flange fitting against. the inner- Wall of the body at. its., lower end, a valve seat: formed in the plate around the aperture, a

conical element extending below the bottom" of the body and having. an upstanding flange embracing a part of the outer `surface ofA the body atits lower endg, means; for fastening the flanges oit the plate and the conical element. to. the body, a valve for controlling` the opening in the plate, means. connectedv thereto. and'extending externally of: the. conical element tor moving the said valve from its seat, means tor normally maintaining the valve. on its seat, and a strainer within the conical elementV and movable upwardly through the aperture of the. plate with theupward movement of the valve displacing means.

HOILME'S. 

